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G.B.FO0TE. ADJUSTABLE EAT MARK.

' No. 416,672. Patented 1390.3, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEoRGE -B. FOOTE, on HELENA, MONTANA TERRITORY, ASSIGNOR or ONE- HALF TO BEN. E. HARRIs, on SAME PLACE.

ADJUSTABLE HAT-MARK.

vSIIE'ECIIEICA'lIOl\T forming part of Letters Patent No. {116,672, dated December 3, 1889.

Application filed November 16, 1887. Serial No. 255,292. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. Foorn, of Helena, in the county of Lewis and Clarke and Territory of Montana, have invented a new and Improved Adjustable Hat-Mark, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a hat-mark adapted to be secured in a hat so as to rest loosely therein or be drawn straight'across from side to side. V

The object of the invention is to provide the hat with a hat-mark which will prevent one hat from being accidentally taken for another.

The invention consists of a strap or ribbon, on which the name of the owner or other mark may be Written or printed, inserted in a hat, and having one end attached at one side of a hat and adjustably secured in a catch or friction-clasp onthe opposite side,

whereby the strap or ribbon may rest loosely in the hat or be stretched across therein, at the same time bringing the name of the owner into prominence and preventing the hat being worn until the ribbon is loosened.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 represents a hat with the hatmark placed loosely in position therein. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the means for holding the strap or ribbon in loose or tight posi- 3 5 tion. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the device shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a front View there-- of. Fig. 5 is a modification showing the sweat-band and hat in section and broken away and the adjustable clasp and hat-mark drawn tightly from side to side thereof, and Fig. 6 is a detail View showing the face of the adjustable clasp in Fig. 5.

In the employment of my invention I take a strap or ribbon 1 and fasten it by one end 2 in any suitable way to the sweat-band 3 of a hat 4 and pass it through a suitable clasp 5, fastened in any convenient way to the sweat-band 3 on the opposite side of the hat. The clasp 5 consists, as shown, of a piece of metal 6, having a flange 7, with eyelets 8, by

which it is attached to the sweat-band 3, and a second plate 9, secured to the plate 5 by the lips 10, bent over the same and forming a slot through which the ribbon 1 is adapted to be slid. The upper and lower edges of the plate 9 are formed with lips 11, bent over so as to give a bearing for the ribbon 1 to slide upon and prevent it from being cut or frayed when the clasp 5 issecured to the sweat-band 3 by means of the flange 7. The ribbon 1 passes between the sweat-band and the lower'lip 11 with a turn, as shown in Fig. 1, and passing snugly between plates 6 and 9 will be held tightly by friction when drawn across the inside of the hat.

The movable end of the ribbon is provided with a thickened portion or head 12, formed in any suitable Wayas by means of a thin piece of metal bent upon itselfwhich prevents the ribbon from being pulled out of the clasp. The ribbon will be of sufficient length so that when it is drawn up through clasp 5. it will rest loosely in the hat 4 and serve as a hat-mark. Upon drawing the ribbon through the clasp 5 it is drawn straight across from side to side of the hat, and is held in that position by means of the clasp 5. If the hat be inadvertently placed on the head by a stranger, the ribbon 1 striking against the head will indicate that the hat does not belong to him.

If preferred, the hat-mark maybe fastened at one end to the side of the hat, and the catch or friction-clasp to the opposite side of the hat.

In lieu of the construction heretofore described a modified form may be used, as

shown in Fig. 5, in which the ribbon 1 is fastened at one end to the sweat-band 3 and passes over a pulley 15, secured to the inside of the hat 14, and is fastened at its other end to a clasp 17, by means of the eyelets 18 the clasp 17 having slots 19, through which the ribbon 1 is interwoven. It will thus be seen that by taking the clasp 17 between the thumb and finger the ribbon may be tightened or loosened by drawing it through the slots 19 of the clasp 17.

While I have described means for adj usting the ribbon, as hereinbefore set forth, I do not intend to limit myself thereto, as it is p obvious that the ribbon may be loosened or tightened between the sides of a hat by any suitable catch or friction-clamp.

A hat-mark constructed as described serves not only to indicate the ownership of the hat, but also prevents the latter from being put on till the ribbon is loosened.

By means of this device a hat may be. left in a hotel or other public place without danger of being carried off by a careless person.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a hat, of a strap or ribbon having one end secured to the inside of the hat and a clasp secured to the opposite side of the hat and through which the free end of the strap or ribbon passes, the said free end of the strap or ribbon being provided with a thickened portion to limit its play in the clasp, substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture, an adjustable hat-mark consisting of the strap or ribbon 1 and the clasp 5, formed of the plates 6 and 9, secured together, the plate 6 being provided with the flange 7, having eyelets 8, and the plate 9 with the lips 11, the ribbon and clasp being adapted to be secured to opposite sides of a hat, as set forth.

GEORGE E. FOOTE. 

